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this mission of para-upakdra, performing welfare activities for people in
general, is recognized by Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as
being very, very dear to Him (na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-
krttamah). Similarly, Caitanya Mahaprabhu has advised this para-
upakdra, and He has especially advised the inhabitants of India:
bharata-bhiimite haila manusya-janma ydara
janma sarthaka kari’ kara para-upakara
“One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India
[Bharatavarsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit
of all other people.” (Cc. Adi. 9.41) On the whole, the duty of a pure
Vaisnava devotee is to act for the welfare of others.

Nanda Maharaja could understand that Gargamuni had come for this
purpose and that his own duty now was to act according to Gargamuni’s
advice. Thus he said, ‘Please tell me what is my duty.” This should be
the attitude of everyone, especially the householder. The varndésrama
society is organized into eight divisions: brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya,
Sidra, brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannydsa. Nanda
Maharaja represented himself as grhinam, a householder. A brahmacari
factually has no needs, but grhi, householders, are engaged in sense
gratification. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (2.44), bhogaisvarya-prasak-
tandm taydpahrta-cetasdm. Everyone has come to this material world for
sense gratification, and the position of those who are too attached to sense
gratification and who therefore accept the grhastha-dsrama is very pre-
carious. Since everyone in this material world is searching for sense
gratification, grhasthas are required to be trained as mahat, great
mahdtmds. Therefore Nanda Maharaja specifically used the word
mahad-vicalanam. Gargamuni had no interest to serve by going to
Nanda Maharaja, but Nanda Maharaja, as a grhastha, was always per-
fectly ready to receive instructions from a mahdtmé to gain the real
benefit in life. Thus he was ready to execute Gargamuni’s order.

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SMT TM ATA AS TATA AAT |
Mite AAA TA GA AT WATT 4 I
